Where does “wisel” come from?

wisel (Malay) comes from English whistle, from Middle English whistlen, from Old English hwistlan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwistlōn, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

wisel (Malay): A whistle

Definitions

  1. A whistle

Ancestry of “wisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhistleA device designed to be placed in the mouth and...
2Middle Englishwhistlen—
3Old Englishhwistlan—
4Proto-West Germanic*hwistlōn—
5Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hwistlōn →